Special Needs Cobb Inc

Programs: Advocacyright in the community has board members and staff on various community committees that deal with disability issues in order to have a voice in the quality and delivery of services. We also stay in touch with our legislators and community leaders keeping developmental disability issues in view at all times. Right in the community offers meetings and workshops on such subjects such as: estate planning for the disabled, public school law, ssi and medicaid issues. Our newsletter keeps families up to date on current issues that might impact their childs services and links them to meetings and public hearings of importance. Respiterespite is defined as a brief period of relief or rest from work, pain, duty, etc. Respite care is a period of relief for families who have ongoing caregiving responsibilities for a child or adult with disabilities. Respite care can happen in the familys home, in the respite caregivers home, a community respite home, or a daycare program. It can be a natural outgrowth of caring and sharing between friends, neighbors, church groups, and othersor a part time job through a paid respite caregiving program. Right in the community offers respite care for children and adults with disabilities through two programs. The ritc respite home offers weekend respite care in a community respite home every weekend. The home is equipment with automatic smoke and fire alarm systems, is wheelchair accessible and ready to serve individuals with a myriad of disabilities. Special week-long respite opportunities exist during the summer and holiday seasons. Clients are provided with a warm, home-style atmosphere. Those with medical problems can be cared for; special dietary needs can be accommodated; and assistance with physical disabilities is routine. A professional staff, aided by volunteers, is on hand to provide safe, competent, and compassionate care. Client disabilities can range from mild to severe or profound. Housingright in the community is proud to have been selected in the competitive bid process of the hud section 811 program approximately 23 times. With the funding allowed under this program, we have built approximately 23 homes for people with developmental disabilities. Our homes are attractive, affordable and accessible. Each has ada accessibility features that offer opportunities for people with physical and mental disabilities to live as barrier free as possible. We pride ourselves on designing and decorating the homes so that our family members will have the best home in the community. The organization has completed the following group homes: the butterfield house, the arc house, the lewis road house, the greenbrook house, the house on greenbrook circle, the gordon house, the cobb arc house, the powell house, the grindle house, the jared house, the louise place house, the twelfth house, the arc lighthouse, the paschal house, the eighteenth house, the michael s. Huff house, the sara fera house, the kephart house, the mulberry house, cassies corner, the willow house, the sweetwater house, and the kenny cox home, inc.